Advances in Gastroenterology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

1st Edition, Volume 51-1 - November 18, 2020
Editor: Frederic Gaschen
Language: English
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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Frédéric P. Gaschen, focuses on Advances in Gastroenterology. Articles in this issue include, but are… Read more

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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Frédéric P. Gaschen, focuses on Advances in Gastroenterology. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Esophagitis, Gastroprotective therapy¸ Gastric motility disorders in dogs and cats, Aerodigestive diseases in dogs, Digestive diseases in brachycephalic dogs, Acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome in dogs, From bench top to clinics: How to use new tests to diagnose and treat dogs with chronic enteropathies, Differentiating IBD from alimentary lymphoma in cats, Canine protein-losing enteropathies and systemic complications, Impact of GI microbiome changes in canine and feline digestive diseases, Dietary and nutritional approaches for the management of chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats, Value of probiotics in canine and feline gastroenterology, and Fecal microbiota transplantation in the dog.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Esophagitis in Cats and Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Conditions associated with esophagitis
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Endoscopy
Esophageal histology
Esophageal pH-metry
Therapy
Summary
Supplementary data
Aerodigestive Disease in Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Physiology of swallowing
Dysphagia, regurgitation, and vomiting
Reflux and reflux disease
Aerodigestive disorders
Clinical approach
Management
Summary
Disclosure
Supplementary data
Gastroprotective Therapy
Key points
Gastroduodenal ulceration in dogs and cats
Antacids
Coating agents
Acid-suppressing drugs
Summary
Clinics care points
Gastric Motility Disorders in Dogs and Cats
Key points
Introduction
Gastric emptying of solids—physiology
Disorders of gastric motility
Diagnostic approach
Clinical evaluation of gastric emptying
Management of gastrointestinal motility disorders
Summary
Digestive Diseases in Brachycephalic Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Background: brachycephalic dogs: anatomic and pathophysiologic characteristics
Digestive signs in brachycephalic dogs
Diagnosis of digestive diseases in brachycephalic dogs
Treatment of digestive diseases in brachycephalic dogs
Follow-up and prognosis
Summary
Clinics care points
Supplementary data
Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome in Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Clinical and clinicopathologic abnormalities
Recent discoveries
Diagnostic strategy
Treatment and clinical course
Potential strategies for prevention of long-term problems
Summary
Differentiating Inflammatory Bowel Disease from Alimentary Lymphoma in Cats: Does It Matter?
Key points
Introduction
Signalment
Clinical signs and physical examination
Minimally invasive diagnostic tests
Biopsy collection
Histopathology
Ancillary testing for feline chronic enteropathy
Therapeutic management and prognosis of inflammatory bowel disease and small cell lymphoma
Summary
Canine Protein Losing Enteropathies and Systemic Complications
Key points
Introduction
Breed predispositions for protein-losing enteropathy
Diagnostic approach
Causes of protein-losing enteropathy
Treatment
Systemic complications in protein-losing enteropathy
Prognosis
Clinics care points
Dietary and Nutritional Approaches to the Management of Chronic Enteropathy in Dogs and Cats
Key points
Introduction
Intestinal microbiota
Mucosal immune system
Epigenetic modification
Role of diet in the pathogenesis of chronic enteropathy
Assessment of nutritional status in chronic enteropathy
Nutrients of concern in chronic enteropathy
Assessment of diet in dogs and cats with chronic enteropathy
Dietary interventions in chronic enteropathy
Dietary management of canine protein-losing enteropathy due to intestinal lymphangiectasia
Summary
From Bench Top to Clinics: How New Tests Can Be Helpful in Diagnosis and Management of Dogs with Chronic Enteropathies
Key points
Introduction
Commercially available biomarkers
Tests commercially available on tissue biopsies
Promising biomarkers currently available on a research basis
Biomarkers with limited information supporting clinical use
Summary
Impact of Changes in Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Canine and Feline Digestive Diseases
Key points
Introduction
Clinics care points
Value of Probiotics in Canine and Feline Gastroenterology
Key points
Introduction
Definitions or probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics
Regulation, quality control, and safety of probiotic products
Theoretic mechanisms of action of probiotics
The effect of selected probiotics on parameters of gut health in healthy dogs and cats
Use of probiotics in small animal gastrointestinal diseases
Summary
Clinics care points
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Mechanisms of action of fecal microbiota transplantation
Use of fecal microbiota transplantation in people
Experience with fecal microbiota transplantation in dogs
Current recommendations for use of fecal microbiota transplantation in dogs
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